Ella Langley addresses criticism in emotional concert speech as 'Choosin' Texas' dominates charts

Ella Langley shared an inspiring message with her fans during her latest concert.During one of her recent performances in Columbus, Ohio, the 27-year-old singer opened up about the amount of criticism she's received since her breakthrough in the industry, saying, "I don’t think I’ve ever had more opinions on myself in my life than I have in this last year.""The way I look.The way I speak.
The way I dress.The way I move.
The way I sing.The way I write," she explained per a TikTok video.
"At first it bothered me.I won’t even lie.
At first I was like, what am I going to do about this? I don’t know, if this is what I’m signing up to do, I don’t know about this."She went on to say that what she "signed up" for was to make music, but if this was going to continue for her entire career, she thought, "I don’t know if I’m strong enough for this, Lord."Langley shared how she is able to handle the criticism that comes with being in the public eye.(Jason Kempin/Getty Images)ELLA LANGLEY TELLS FANS TO STOP MEASURING THEMSELVES AGAINST SOCIAL MEDIA IN VIRAL CONCERT VIDEOWhile it bothered her at first, Langley explained she began imagining that the critiques were being aimed at her younger self who put in the hard work to get her to where she is today, which put into perspective how strong she actually has had to be."That’s the girl that rode in the 15-passenger van night after night after night.
She rode in a Honda Accord night after night after night, chasing her dream, living on bar food, living on tip jar money.She didn’t have anything but a dream and the ability to get up and do it every single day.
So I’m going to tell you right now, I am proud of that girl that everybody seems to be picking on a little bit," she said.The singer recently went viral when a video of her turning down a fan who asked her out on a date following her concert in Knoxville, Tennessee.In the video, TikTok user Tiki is heard taking his chance to ask the singer out on a date...